Finance Officer

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Description

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• Transactional assurance activities are ensured in an efficient and responsive manner. Systems and procedures are developed and followed. Information requests and exchange with HQ and Regional counterparts are seamless.
• The available guidelines include: WHA and RC resolutions, European Programme of Work (EPW), GPW 13, SDGs, WHO Manual, EURO Programme Support Handbook, Staff Rules and Regulations, Financial Rules and Regulations, HQ and EURO SOPs, IPSAS. Activities not covered by established guidelines require consultation with supervisors.
• The incumbent is expected to work independently, interpret and
• exercise sound professional judgement and initiative in the application of the guidelines, rules and procedures, while consulting with the Regional Finance Manager on sensitive questions. The incumbent supervises and leads staff

• HQ/Regional BOS Finance and procurement counterparts
• IOS and CRE for issue related to transparency, accountability, risk and compliance.
• Directors and Heads of WHO country offices for the incumbent to advise on budgetary/financial
• procedures and provide budgetary status report;
• EURO staff members

• Partner organizations, UN agencies.
• Non-staff for financial matters in relation to their assignment.

• To plan for assurance activities, to guide on results of assurance activities by proposing corrective actions and implementing improvements to finance services.
• To ensure Assurance team members are engaged and efficient in performing their duties.

• Organizes pre and post facto checking of financial documents for compliance with WHO rules and regulations. Ensures strict compliance with accounting and auditing standards including the application of IPSAS.
• Consolidates financial data, analysing and preparing financial compliance reports for the region and following-up on corrective actions.
• Develops and implements the annual work plan for Transactional Assurance team and activities.  Establishes SOPs to ensure compliance to WHO financial rules and regulations.
• Monitors, tracks and reports on findings of financial compliance on operations in EURO Region (Technical divisions/ country offices and GDOs). Performs analysis on the findings of the team and submits reports regularly to management. Suggests and implements continuous improvements to the procedures.
• Provides guidance to EURO Country Offices and Divisions on financial policies and procedures, recommending changes towards improving the level of service, whilst ensuring appropriate internal controls are in place.
• Assists the Regional Finance Manager on audit, financial compliance issues; participates in regional review missions and analyzes the results across different mission reports to improve transactional / financial compliance in all the areas of EURO region.
• Provides leadership and coordinates activities with a view to ensure that WHO standards are complied with and that Teams’ performance objectives, as well as capacity building, are achieved within budget.
• Updates knowledge products to be disseminated to WHO Offices and Implementing Partners. Organizes and facilitates capacity development activities of staff and implementing partners on programme implementation modalities through training sessions, workshops, presentations.
• Guides implementation of new tools and development of existing tools –Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) modules for finance, eWorkflow, financial dashboard, share point or other – in assigned subject area.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Functional Knowledge and Skills: (Describe the essential knowledge and the skills specific to the position)
• Demonstrated skills and knowledge in finance, accounting management and reporting, with the ability to analyze financial data and recommend appropriate actions and to prepare reporting documents.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of accounting and financial management. Good working knowledge of IAS, IPSAS and UNSAS.
• Integrity, tact and discretion in dealing with others. Demonstrated ability to act independently and exercise sound judgement.
• Ability to work harmoniously as a member of a team, adapt to diverse educational and cultural backgrounds and maintain a high standard of personal conduct.
• Ability to identify and harness one’s emotions and apply them to tasks; and the ability to manage emotions, which includes both regulating one’s own emotions when necessary and helping others to do the same

• University degree (Bachelor’s level) in finance, accounting, business or public administration, or related field

• A minimum of five years’ experience in the areas of finance including in an international environment. Demonstrated experience of using ERP systems.

• Expert knowledge of English

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